Whiteland literature class uses comics to engage students, but it's not all...
WHITELAND, Indiana - Instead of talking about "Romeo and Juliet" or "Hamlet," the conversations in one high school English course center on Batman and other comic book characters.
View ArticleLeftover grant money buys unique bike racks, benches, helps promote...
JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana - A few new eye-catching structures have been installed in Jeffersonville's historic downtown district, and more may be on the way.
View ArticleBowel transplant gives family new hope for normal life for girl, 5, who has...
RENSSELAER, Indiana - Savana Calero's family expected it to take months, perhaps even years, to find a suitable donor for a bowel transplant she needed due to a life-threatening gastrointestinal...
View ArticleKokomo native marvels at longevity, influence of Clifford character he...
KOKOMO, Indiana - Norman Bridwell once thought it would be fun to have a dog as big as a horse that he could ride around his house.
View ArticleInd. judge rejects mistrial motion in triple murder trial, tells jury to...
CROWN POINT, Indiana - A northwest Indiana judge has rejected an attorney's request for a mistrial in the trial of a Gary man accused of killing his wife and two teenage stepchildren.
View ArticleInd. bill would mandate that police officers get training on Alzheimer's...
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana lawmaker dismayed by a police officer's decision to use a stun gun on a nursing home patient is pushing for police to get training on how to interact with people with...
View ArticleKy. group opposed to $2.6B Ohio River bridges project asks judge to send its...
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - A public transportation advocacy group has asked a federal judge to allow its lawsuit over Kentucky and Indiana's $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges plan to proceed to trial.
View ArticleOhio woman agrees to go to Indiana and face murder charge in break-in killing
MILAN, Indiana - An Ohio woman has waived extradition to southeastern Indiana, where she and two teenagers are accused of killing a 68-year-old woman during a burglary attempt.
View Article44-year-old woman accused of sexual misconduct tells Ind. police boy was...
MUNCIE, Indiana - A 44-year-old Muncie woman who was arrested on a charge she had sex with a 15-year-old boy told police the teenager was a sexual predator.
View ArticleNumber of Indiana flu deaths rises; illness affects old and young
INDIANAPOLIS - The number of Indiana flu deaths this season has risen to 10, up from seven at this time last week.
View ArticleInd. man pleads guilty to robbing bank and killing police dog during pursuit
ANDERSON, Indiana - A central Indiana man has pleaded guilty to charges he killed a police dog while he was trying to evade capture following a bank robbery.
View ArticleIndiana health department now requires chicken pox vaccine for students in...
INDIANAPOLIS - New Indiana health department rules require two chicken pox vaccinations for all grades unless the student can prove that he or she contracted the disease in the past.
View ArticleS. Ind. woman who lost home in tornado says thieves stripped rebuilt home of...
HENRYVILLE, Indiana - A southern Indiana woman who lost her home in last year's deadly tornado outbreak says thieves stripped her rebuilt home of much of her possessions.
View ArticleNE Ind. woman arrested on theft, other charges allegedly used dying mom's ID...
FORT WAYNE, Indiana - A northeastern Indiana woman faces theft and other charges alleging that she used her dying mother's driver's license and other identification to buy a car.
View ArticleMusician James Taylor uses Facebook to help Indiana church raise money for...
JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana - Musician James Taylor is using his Facebook site to help to promote a Jeffersonville church that's raising money to move and install a new pipe organ.
View ArticleLonely chimp gets companion as Potawatomi Zoo adds 4 new animals, eyes red...
SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Some new furry faces have made their grand entrance at Potawatomi Zoo.
View ArticleRenovated Ball State dorm offers green living with water-filling stations,...
MUNCIE, Indiana - Ball State University on Wednesday formally re-opened Studebaker East residence hall, which includes the university's first revolving door, housing for 430 international and American...
View ArticleExplosives bring end to condemned 30-year-old Cline Avenue span; new toll...
EAST CHICAGO, Indiana - The Cline Avenue Bridge has met its end.
View ArticleRichmond residents evacuated by gas leak allowed back into their homes
RICHMOND, Indiana - Richmond residents are returning to their homes after being evacuated as a gas leak spread through an eight-square-block area in the eastern Indiana city.
View ArticleInd. higher education chief calls on colleges, lawmakers, students to boost...
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's education chief says lawmakers need to make wiser investments in higher education to improve the state's college graduation rate, including new financial aid incentives for...
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